Kent Conrad: “No, it really is not. I think any objective observer in reading this budget would have to say it is not a realistic…”

I wish I could look you in the eye and say, you know, if we just had the will, we could reverse this, and we could go back to a time when defined benefit plans were on the increase. I do not think that is in the cards.

All the talk in the world doesn't matter if you don't actually get something done in the real world.

I thought he was an outstanding Committee Chairman, and my former intern has succeeded him in his Congressional seat.

Social Security's financial challenge affects nearly our entire society, and the solutions will require a broad-based approach.